diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index e6b1fba..53af570 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -279,13 +279,13 @@
 		/* someone still has this queue stopped */
 		return;
 
-	if (!skb_queue_empty(&local->pending[queue]))
+	if (skb_queue_empty(&local->pending[queue])) {
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &local->interfaces, list)
+			netif_tx_wake_queue(netdev_get_tx_queue(sdata->dev, queue));
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+	} else
 		tasklet_schedule(&local->tx_pending_tasklet);
-
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &local->interfaces, list)
-		netif_tx_wake_queue(netdev_get_tx_queue(sdata->dev, queue));
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 void ieee80211_wake_queue_by_reason(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int queue,